Table 4.

Oxygen consumption rates from this study compared to environmental sediment data^a

Sample strain, species, or reference	Site	Oceanic setting	QO2(min) (μmol O2 cell−1day−1)
K-12	Laboratory	N/A	4 × 10−10
MR-1	Laboratory	N/A	8 × 10−9
M. aquaeolei	Laboratory	N/A	2 × 10−9
58	Patton Escarpment	Eutrophic	2 × 10−9
56	South Pacific Gyre	Oligotrophic	6 × 10−13 to 3 × 10−11
8	North Pacific Gyre	Oligotrophic	3 × 10−13 to 3 × 10−12

^aLaboratory values were calculated from measured oxygen consumption and CFU counts. Values for the sample from reference 58 were determined from geochemical modeling and sediment cells counts. Values for the samples from references 56 and 8 are as reported.